Meishan Su family, Su Yun is the most virtuous

Chapter 347 Jinwen Movement!

After thinking for a while, Cheng Yi said in a deep voice: "Their actions just prove that Su's school of thought is an unorthodox school that only values ​​utilitarianism rather than scholarship.

You tell Mei Yunchuan and others to explain the nature of Su Xue to the students in Luoyang, so that this crooked way won't harm the students in Luoyang!"

"Yes, sir, I will arrange it right away."

Zhang Yi took the order and turned to leave.

In just a few days, the rumor that Su's school of thought was a unorthodox doctrine that focused only on utilitarianism and not on scholarship spread throughout Luoyang.

At this time, in a house in Luoyang, Zhou Xingji, Duan Hanzhang and Dai Luoshu were sitting together.

Zhou Xingji laughed and said, "This old thief is so anxious that he actually uses such a trick to attack our Su school."

Duan Hanzhang laughed when he heard this and said, "I don't know if it's urgent or not, but this trick is quite confusing. They spread the rumor that Su's school of thought is an unorthodox school that only values ​​utilitarianism and not academics. Isn't the effect very good? Many students believe it and even start arguing about it on the street.

If we had not made a plan in advance, we would have posted the article "On the Economic Use of the World and Moral Literature" specially written by the gentleman all over Luoyang City and calmed the situation.

Maybe this one move alone will be enough to severely damage our Luoyang Su Academy, and if it gets out, it will even affect other academies in other places, which would be very bad. "

Dai Luoshu sneered: "Who would have thought that this sanctimonious Master Cheng would resort to such despicable means in an academic dispute? Haha, I used to think he was an upright gentleman."

Zhou Xingji shook his head and smiled, "Teacher once said that to understand what kind of person a person is, don't look at what he says, but look at what he does.

Now it seems that the value of your words has been greatly enhanced. "

Duan Hanzhang and Dai Luoshu both grinned.

Duan Hanzhang then said, "Uncle Gong (Zhou Xingji), although we have defeated Cheng Lao's plot this time, we must be careful of his subsequent conspiracy. If he comes directly to our dojo and asks us to debate, we will not be able to handle it."

Zhou Xingji sneered upon hearing this and said, "If he bullies us because we have little knowledge of the classics, then we can't be blamed."

Dai Luoshu quickly asked, "Uncle Gong, what are you going to do?"

Zhou Xingji's expression turned fierce, and he said, "Brother Dexian, Brother Chengdian, do you still remember what the teacher once said about the Ouyang Gong Classical Literature Movement?"

Dai Luoshu nodded and said, "In the early days of the Ming Dynasty, the Xikun style of parallel prose was popular in the literary world, which focused on gorgeous words but empty content.

Based on Han Yu's theory of ancient Chinese literature, Ouyang Gong advocated the restoration of the simple literary style of the pre-Qin and Han dynasties, put forward the literary view of "clarifying the truth and applying it to practical use", and emphasized that articles should carry ideological values ​​and social functions.

His prose works such as "The Pavilion of the Drunken Old Man" and "Ode to the Sound of Autumn" broke through the stereotype of parallel prose, and the language was plain and natural and full of philosophy. The ancient prose movement you mentioned should refer to this?"

Zhou Xingji smiled and said, "Yes, that's it. Lord Ouyang used the Classical Chinese Movement to sweep away the extravagance. Why don't we use the Modern Chinese Movement to sweep away the moral articles of Cheng Lao the thief? What do you think?"

Duan Hanzhang was surprised and asked, "Jinwen Movement? What does that mean?"

Zhou Xingji smiled and said, "Why not use vernacular? Old Cheng always talks about lofty things. Let's do the opposite. Let's use vernacular to explain the truth. We can break down the truth of Su Shi's philosophy and give it to the people. Let's see whether the people want to listen to his truth or ours!"

Dai Luoshu said, "I'm afraid that Master Cheng will come to debate with us. We don't have as much knowledge of the classics as he does, so it will be troublesome."

Zhou Xingji nodded and said, "It all depends on what the old thief Cheng does. If he dares to bully the weak, then we will let him see what a young man is!"

Dai Luoshu said quickly: "Master Cheng probably won't do that. After all, he still has to save face. He can use some dirty tricks in private, but if he is asked to deal with us publicly, I guess he won't be able to lose face."

Zhou Xingji smiled and said, "That would be the best. In this way, we can open the society smoothly and spread Su's learning. Then we can investigate people and establish the Su's learning society in Luoyang to recruit members. We won't interfere with Cheng's learning."

However, while they were talking, someone suddenly came in from outside. Zhou Xingji saw that it was a member of the society, named Hu Boze, and he was the secretary of the society.

Hu Boze said in a panic, "Uncle Gong, Cheng Xue Zhang Yi came to tell us that he has set up a forum at Yigao Academy and invited us to participate in the academic debate!"

Zhou Xingji narrowed his eyes upon hearing this, then looked at Duan Hanzhang and Dai Luoshu, and said with a smile: "How did I say that?"

Duan Hanzhang and Dai Luoshu looked at each other and smiled bitterly.

Zhou Xingji chuckled and said, "Secretary Hu, go and do your own thing first, we'll discuss this first." Hu Boze nodded and left.

Duan Hanzhang frowned and said, "This is a big deal. Should we consult the master first?"

Zhou Xingji nodded and said, "That's right, but the situation is urgent and we have too much to do. I'm afraid it's too late to wait for your guidance.

Luoyang was the academic center of the Song Dynasty. In addition to Cheng school, there were other academic schools here, and various academic cliques had been formed.

If we, Su Xue, want to gain a foothold in Luoyang, we must muddy the waters here.

Therefore, I suggest launching a New Text Movement to carry out an ideological reform to reform the thinking of Luoyang students so that they can break away from the rut and accept our Su School of Thought.

Therefore, I think that we should launch the Jinwen Movement immediately without further delay, and then write to you to inform you that if you are punished later, I will be the one to bear the consequences!"

Duan Hanzhang and Dai Luoshu looked at each other.

This was the first time they used this method to discuss matters outside, and the matter they discussed was such a major event, which gave them a sense of participation in a grand history.

Whether today's event is successful or not, it will be recorded in the history of the meeting!
Thinking of this, the two nodded.

Dai Luoshu asked: "What should we do specifically?"

Zhou Xingji said: "Representative figures in the Classical Literature Movement, such as Ouyang Xiu and Wang Anshi, responded to social crises by reviving Confucianism, emphasizing the study of righteousness, reforming the imperial examination system, and establishing schools.

However, the essence of the revival of Confucianism was a "limited ideological liberation movement" which was restricted by the monarchy and the interests of the literati, so it was difficult to carry out reforms thoroughly.

The New Text Movement that I envision is, first of all, an innovation in thought. We must criticize the rigidification of Confucian classics, reconstruct the core content of Confucianism, break through the shackles of Han and Tang dynasty exegesis, and advocate "questioning the classics" and "interpretation of the principles" of Confucian classics.

He introduced what Mr. Sun called the "scientific method", emphasizing logical reasoning and the spirit of empiricism, such as verifying the authenticity of classics through epigraphy, and promoting the transformation of Confucianism from the "study of annotations and commentaries" to the "study of empiricism".

Haha, at this time, we must use this to attack Chengxue, Chengxue... hehe, moral articles, totally without any practical application in the world, this blow will knock them out!

When Chengxue and others attacked us for being utilitarian, we had already integrated Suxue's ideas into the minds of millions of people. Haha, by then, Chengxue, Wangxue, and Xinxue would be just a form of self-entertainment for some people!
And there is one more thing that we must implement together with the above two measures, which is to set up a college. The college we set up is different from theirs..."

"School! The new-style school that the gentleman mentioned!"

Dai Luoshu said suddenly.

"Right!" Zhou Xingji clapped his hands and laughed, "The school we are planning to run should have three stages, from elementary education, to entry-level education, to imperial examinations.

The teacher advocated promoting community schools and charity schools, allowing girls to attend, and adding practical subjects such as mathematics and medicine to cultivate talents for managing the world.

Isn't the academy the foundation of this old thief Cheng? Then let's uproot him!
Hehe, old thief Cheng is good at writing moral articles, but when it comes to the imperial examination, he can’t even pass it himself. How can he guide others?

We are different. We have scholars who have passed the imperial examinations three times in the imperial examinations, two old masters of the imperial examinations, the Two Sages of Su's School, and six disciples of Su's School who have become Jinshi in this imperial examination. In addition, many people from the Su Society are also on the list.

Hehe, if we invite a Jinshi to give lectures every ten days, do you think that by then all the scholars in Luoyang who are interested in the imperial examinations will come?"

As soon as these words were spoken, Duan Hanzhang and Dai Luoshu both burst into laughter.

Having said that, there was naturally no need for further hesitation. Duan Hanzhang and Dai Luoshu had already raised their hands to show their agreement.

Since the three members of the Su Society have all agreed to carry out the decision, there will be no internal obstacles.

However, although there are no internal obstacles, many problems need to be solved during the implementation process.

Well, it all comes down to money.

To promote ideological innovation, the starting point is to establish schools and promote the development of vernacular Chinese. Among these two things, establishing schools and promoting vernacular Chinese both require a lot of investment!

(End of this chapter)